The Research Triangle, North Carolina chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth hosted an event that focuses on the area's growing video game industry. According to ACG, the video game industry in the Research Triangle area now employs an estimated 1,200 people through 30 companies.

The panel, "The Growing Video Game Industry in NC," featured Troy Knight, BLD 25, Chairman of the East Coast Game Conference; John Farnsworth, Vice President of Operations, Epic Games; Chad Denzern, Studio Director, Insomniac Games; and Wayne Watkins, Wake County Economic Development.